Cecilia Noho Lima by Linda Martins is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

KalaLako Hale· 2020

Cecilia Noho Lima

by Linda Martins

Client: Studio Linda Martins

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About Cecilia Noho Lima

ʻO Cecilia he noho lima i hana ʻia mai nā mea i hoʻohana hou ʻia a i hoʻolei ʻia. Kūkulu ʻia ka hakahaka mai nā papa lāʻau i kaomi ʻia mai nā koena lāʻau, i hoʻohālike ʻia me nā wāwae ākea a me kahi noho ākea i hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia nā ʻāpana ʻoki pōkole. Hana ʻia ke kua noho mai nā ʻāpana lole koena liʻiliʻi i nakinaki ʻia i kahi kumu maʻalahi me ka ʻohu i loko, e hana ana i kahi nui palupalu a me ka ʻoluʻolu hou. Hana ʻia ka noho me ka ʻili i hoʻolei ʻia, e hiki ke loaʻa nā ʻāpana pena a me nā kikoʻī, no laila he kūʻokoʻa kēlā me kēia noho lima. ʻO ke ʻano haʻahaʻa a hilinaʻi e kono ana i ka hoʻomaha a hahai i kahi ʻano Scandinavia.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Cecilia Noho Lima i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Cecilia Noho Lima he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Cecilia Noho Lima e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Cecilia is an armchair in a sustainable way, the idea is to give new use to materials that could go to the trash. The design of its structure was designed touse pressed pieces of wood from reuse (left overs). The back, made of left over fabric, tied to a base creating an aesthetic volume and providing comfort. The seat, made of leather from discard, can receive amendments and details, its made it unic. The design of its low and reclining structure its an invitation to rest.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 900mm x Depth 820mm x Height 1120mm
Tags: armchair, sustainable, recycled, reuse, design, scandinavian
Production Technology: Structure in pressed pieces of wood from reuse, Backseat a flexible base where small pieces of fabric were tied with a foam inside, and seat made by leather.
Design Challenge: The challenge was to use left over fabric for the backseat and left over wood for the structure. For the backseat we used a flexible base where small pieces of fabric were tied, creating an aesthetic volume an comfort while in use. For the structure, I designed larger feet and seat, that allowed me to use left over wood slats pressed.
Research: The research was made about types of sustainable and recycled materials, that could work in an aesthetic and functional way.
Inspiration: Inspired on the scandinavian style and with sustainable solutions, the armchair is a tribute to my grandmother, who was in love with handmade works, reflected on the backseat. She also loved nature and was short, that is why the armchair was made in a sustainable way and its design is lower, thought to be easier to use, welcoming and comfortable.
Project Duration: Started in November 2019 in Sao Paulo and finished in january 2020 in Santa Catarina.
Operation Flow: A lower armchair, made of comfortable materials to rest.
Team Members: Linda Martins
Image Credits: Image #1: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #2: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #3: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #4: Rodrigo Ortega
Image #5: Rodrigo Ortega